Reviews

When the Boat Comes In

When the Boat Comes In (1976)

When the Boat Comes In

The lives and loves of the depressed north-east following the end of the First World War is expertly realised in James Mitchell's compelling series

Whiplash

Whiplash (1960)

Whiplash

Western series filmed in Australia about a Stagecoach boss who refuses to carry a pistol.

The White Lotus

The White Lotus (2021)

The White Lotus

The exploits of various guests and employees of The White Lotus is a weird amalgamation of black comedy, murder mystery, and travelog all rolled into one. It's definitely worth checking in to this luxury resort

The White Princess

The White Princess (2017)

The White Princess

The marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York effectively ends the Wars of the Roses by uniting the houses of Lancaster and York, in this historical drama starring upcoming star Jodie Comer

Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins (1983)

Who Dares Wins

Daring 1980s comedy sketch show that helped launch the careers of a number of British comedians.

Who, Me?

Who, Me? (1959)

Who, Me?

'Lost' BBC drama that was a forerunner to Z Cars, and one of the first police procedurals to be set outside of London

Whodunnit

Whodunnit? (1972)

Whodunnit

Crime-fiction mystery in which a celebrity panel watch a dramatization of a murderous deed before being given the chance to interrogate the suspects themselves and deduce whodunnit

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse (1982)

Whoops Apocalypse

It is election year on both sides of the Atlantic and with the world in a state of nuclear jumpiness, US president Johnny Cyclops is currently as popular as rabies. His chances of re-election are threatened by two major crises - one in Russia and another in the Middle East. Where will it all end?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Agatha Christie's delightfully twisty tale of amateur sleuths, deadly secrets, and one unforgettable question. Bobby Jones discovers a gravely injured man at the foot of a cliff. With his last breath, the stranger utters a baffling question: "Why didn’t they ask Evans?"

Widows tv series 1983

Widows (1983)

Widows tv series 1983

After their husband's are killed, four widows plan a daring armed robbery.

Wild, Wild Women tv series

Wild, Wild Women (1968)

Wild, Wild Women tv series

In the post Victorian era a group of working-class women are discovering a feisty new spirit as their thoughts turn to the suffrage movement

Will and Grace

Will and Grace (1998)

Will and Grace

In New York City a gay lawyer and his best friend a straight Jewish woman share an apartment.

William

William (1962)

William

Series based on Richmal Crompton’s Just William books, starring young Dennis Waterman as the scruffy, mischievous schoolboy William Brown, the eternally eleven-year-old ringleader of chaos

Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows (1970)

Wind in the Willows

First published in 1908, Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story was turned into an innovative series by Anglia Television in 1970...

Wink To Me Only

Wink To Me Only (1969)

Wink To Me Only

Originally a Comedy Playhouse presentation from 1968, this was one of those rare beasts that was made into a full series but with an entirely different cast with entirely different character names.

Winning Widows

Winning Widows (1961)

Winning Widows

Two three-times widowed sisters share a house and begin their search for husbands number four.

The Wire

The Wire (2002)

The Wire

Brutally real drama series, set in Baltimore, USA. The Wire centres around the city's inner-city drug scene, the dealers and the law enforcement agency that tries to bring them down.

The Witcher

The Witcher (2019)

The Witcher

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than monsters and beasts.

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Animated dark fantasy spin-off of the Netflix series The Witcher, which tells the origin story of a young witcher who slays monsters for money and glory, but has to face his past when a new threat emerges